352nd SOW Air Commandos clock in at dusk for night training

U.S. Air Force Air Commandos from the 352nd Special Operations Wing worked the 'night shift' during a routine training mission at RAF Sculthorpe in Norwich, England. Activities included fast-roping off a CV-22 Osprey, searching for simulated potential threats, exercising the battlefield treatment of

Air Commando selected for commissioning program

An Airman assigned to the 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron was recently selected for the Airman Scholarship & Commissioning Program (ASCP).Staff Sgt. Goldie Silvestre’s selection means she will transition from the active-duty Air Force later this year, join an Air Force ROTC detachment

AFSOC vice commander talks mission, capabilities

When you're leading troops across unpredictable terrain or taking fire from enemy forces, it's comforting to know an Air Force AC-130U gunship has got your six from somewhere above.The mission of these "Spooky" gunships - operated by Air Force Special Operations Command - is so critical overseas

HQ AFSOC wins two safety awards

Two Air Force Special Operations Command directorates recently wonAir Force-level safety awards.The Cyber and C4 directorate won the Air Force Chief of Safety Cyber Safety award for the first time. The safety office won the Major General Benjamin D. Foulois Memorial award for the sixth time.The

Test, train, maintain: Combat ready!

One unit on Hurlburt Field is responsible for training all weather Airmen who are preparing to deploy with the skills to train and maintain existing weather systems all across the world and test and validate emerging weather sensing technologies.One of the 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron’s goals

Airmen strengthen forward capability in Bulgaria

Airmen from the 352nd Special Operations Wing supported deterrence-specific training in conjunction with the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Feb. 9 through 11. A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft pilots, assigned to the 74th EFS and currently deployed to Bulgaria as part of the

Hurlburt Public Health combats Zika with knowledge

Following the World Health Organization declaring an international emergency and Florida Gov. Rick Scott calling a state health emergency, Hurlburt Field is taking action to protect Airmen and their families from the Zika virus.The 1st Special Operations Medical Group began implementing precautions

AF implements new DOD-wide changes to maternity leave

Beginning Feb. 5, active-duty female Airmen will receive up to 12 continuous, non-transferable weeks of fully paid maternity leave in accordance with Defense Department-wide changes to the policy outlined in Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s Force of the Future announcement Jan. 28.

Air Commando Homecoming

AF Selective Re-enlistment Bonus program list triples

Air Force officials released details on the fiscal year 2016 Selective Re-enlistment Bonus program Feb. 1. This year’s program, consisting of 117 Air Force specialties eligible to receive bonuses, is a substantial increase from the previous year’s program where 40 Air Force specialty codes were